Registered Nurse
Angela Pfistner
Nurse Practitioner
Martinsville,NJ
Summary
Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 13 years of experience as a registered nurse on a busy abdominal medical-surgical floor. Adept at critical care and management with training in patient education and leadership. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization. Additionally, spent 12 years an a health education teacher in an urban middle school.
Overview
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Health Education Teacher
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Family Nurse Practitioner
Work History
Nurse Practitioner Student
Walden University
01.2020 - 08.2023
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Completed 320 hours in Primary Care, 160 hours in OB/GYN, 160 hours in pediatrics
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals, and gynecological examinations.
- Utilized evidence-based and holistic approaches to care in family practice settings.
- Assessed and treated STDs in both males and females.
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health System
08.2011 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Expert in wound care, ostomies, assisting MD in colonoscopies and endoscopies.
Health Education Teacher
Linden Board Of Education
09.2001 - 10.2012
- Created pamphlets, videos and other health education materials to promote health awareness and preventive health practices.
- Monitored health trends and data to identify health concerns and develop related health education initiatives.
- Gave public talks on importance of health education and specific disease prevention and treatment strategies.
Education
Master's of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Health Education And Biology
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV06.1998
Skills
- Disease Management Programs
- Health and Wellness Expertise
- Wound Care: wound vacs, ostomy care
- Physical Assessment
- Family Education
- Women's Health Exams
- Well Visit Procedures
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Intravenous Therapy
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- New Jersey Certified Health Education Teacher
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner Student
Walden University
01.2020 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
Atlantic Health System
08.2011 - Current
Health Education Teacher
Linden Board Of Education
09.2001 - 10.2012
Master's of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Health Education And Biology
University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS- Basic Life Support
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